gyrofry posted:

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Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine's new government is looking to reduce the national budget by 25 percent, a representative of the country's president said on Tuesday.

"The aspiration of the government is to reduce the budget by 25 percent," Dmytro Shymkiv, the president's deputy chief of staff said at a Ukraine Investment conference. "Even minus ten (percent) would be fantastic," he added.

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/12/09/ukraine-budget-idINL9N0S100K20141209

The proposal includes measures to cut public education in Ukraine from 11 to 9 years. And more importantly, education will no longer be funded by the state.

There will be no more free food for children in school or for patients in hospitals, and healthcare will no longer be completely state-funded.

The government is also proposing to drastically reduce pension benefits.

Women will have to work 10 more years in order to qualify for a pension, and men an additional 5.

They’re also proposing to FREEZE pension benefits, i.e. no longer adjusting them to the rampant inflation that’s unfolding in Ukraine.

They’d also like to do away with a number of other public services; they’ve proposed slashing the number of judges, prosecutors, and police.

They’ve even proposed reducing the number of members of parliament from 450 to 150.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-10/leaked-document-ukraines-government-set-eliminate-everything?page=1

Yatsenyuk’s key slogans were “decentralization, deregulation, and de-bureaucratization.”

The old Soviet technical standards are to be abandoned for European standards in line with the Association Agreement with the European Union. The state administration has been cut by 10 percent this year, and another 10 percent will be cut next year. Anticorruption policy is a major emphasis. Finally, Ukraine is to adopt a public register of all property and all enterprises with their beneficiary owners named. The entire law enforcement system will be reformed, and all judges examined. All changes are supposed to take place in the course of two years, 2015–16. How much is to be done each year is mostly not specified.

On economic policy, three points stand out as a litmus test of Ukraine’s intentions. First, public expenditures are to be cut by 10 percent of GDP. Second, “we will raise all energy prices and tariffs to the market level at the same time as we offer benefits and subsidies to those who should receive them, that is, all poor people in Ukraine.” The main source of corruption, through buying and selling of energy at regulated prices, would finally be eliminated. Third, Yatsenyuk has promised to adopt a law on the agricultural land market.

The speech contains dozens of other reform proposals. The number of enterprises that cannot be privatized will be reduced from 1,500 to 300. The others will be sold off as the market allows. All state corporations will be subject to international audit. The labor market will be liberalized. All medicines that are certified in Western countries will be allowed in Ukraine without the current cumbersome certifications. Ukraine intends to introduce comprehensive health care insurance. Education financing will be based on achievements. Wherever possible, EU standards or assistance are being called for.

The Ukrainian government is rushing to avoid the precipice, but time is running out. The nation’s international reserves are likely to fall to merely $7 billion at the end of 2014, corresponding to about one month of imports. The government needs to cut public expenditures fast, offering the nation an austerity budget as a Christmas gift. The International Monetary Fund mission is visiting Ukraine for the next week, and it might stay longer. The IMF warns that to avoid default Ukraine needs $15 billion in the next year on top of the IMF funding.

http://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/op-ed/anders-aslund-a-new-reformist-offensive-in-ukraine-374748.html

they’ve proposed slashing the number of judges, prosecutors, and police.

i always look for the silver lining

Crow posted:

so at first i thought this was some silly website with outlandish conspiracies planted for cyber warfare but this is actually a very scary article

http://fortruss.blogspot.fr/2014/12/is-ukraine-preparing-for-nuclear-false.html?m=1

and it's not outlandish in the least, considering history or even what these nazis are discussing behind closedoors

haha awesome. i mean i was already pretty fucking jazzed about my country planning to sell uranium to ukraine. Sweet http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-11/australia-could-export-uranium-and-coal-to-ukraine/5959934

Petrol posted:

and who's this. ahhh. my old friend,

http://www.usubc.org/site/recent-news/usubc-members-congratulate-natalie-jaresko-ukraine-s-new-finance-minister posted:

The members of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) congratulate Natalie Jaresko on her appointment as Ukraine's new Finance Minister. Ukraine's parliament approved the new Cabinet of Ministers yesterday in Kyiv. Natalie Jaresko has worked in Ukraine for over 22 years and was previously Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Horizon Capital in Kyiv, http://www.usubc.org/members_bio/natalie_jaresko.php. She has represented Horizon Capital on the board of directors of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) for several years.

"The international business community is very pleased to learn of the appointment of Natalie Jaresko as Finance Minister. She is extremely knowledgeable, experienced, hard-working and a person who is action oriented. She believes strongly in the future of Ukraine as an independent, democratic and prosperous nation," said Morgan Williams, Director, Government Affairs, Washington office, SigmaBleyzer, who serves as President of USUBC.

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